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Re: 2012 David Robertson Performance Thread

Originally Posted by Donnybaseball72

I'm starting a petition to call him DRob?

Where do I sign?

It's like being on a roller coaster watching him pitch, but I'll take it anyday. Now, if he could just get in the express line instead of loading his cart up with a lot of stuff, hitters would be at an even bigger disadvantage.

Re: 2012 David Robertson Performance Thread

Originally Posted by Jax Teller

DKnobler ‏ @DKnobler Scouts following Yankees are raving about David Robertson. "The other night, his cutter was better than Rivera's," one said.

I'm sure he's not the only pitcher to have a cutter better than Mo's on one night. Mo's nickname should be Mr. Consistent. He can do it night after night, year after year. If we get that from DRob, oh boyyyyy

Re: 2012 David Robertson Performance Thread

Originally Posted by snapple

I'm sure he's not the only pitcher to have a cutter better than Mo's on one night. Mo's nickname should be Mr. Consistent. He can do it night after night, year after year. If we get that from DRob, oh boyyyyy

If we get that from DRob - he'll be the next 15 million per year closer!
Sign me up....

"Leave it to Yankees fans to be upset at having too many great players.”—Hitman23

Re: 2012 David Robertson Performance Thread

Originally Posted by ajra21

Oh sure but when Mo goes, it won't take that much to sign Robertson.

I agree.
The original comment was about DRob providing this elite pitching year after year, so tht is what I was commenting on.
To me - if Robertson has another good year (not expecting him to duplicate last year -that'd be absurd expectations) they outght to think about wrapping this guy up with a healthy extension.

"Leave it to Yankees fans to be upset at having too many great players.”—Hitman23

Re: 2012 David Robertson Performance Thread

Originally Posted by effdamets

I agree. The original comment was about DRob providing this elite pitching year after year, so tht is what I was commenting on. To me - if Robertson has another good year (not expecting him to duplicate last year -that'd be absurd expectations) they outght to think about wrapping this guy up with a healthy extension.

No worries, I knew what your original comment was referencing. I have been thinking that a deal around $18m over three years would do it. Usually, I'd flip out over that kind of deal but as we're shedding Mo's contract and we know this guy can handle NY. Throw in that he hasn't been overworked by Girardi and he might be worth it. Of course, I'd be much happier with three years and $12m.

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Re: 2012 David Robertson Performance Thread

The Yankees will not extend any pitcher until they are in their walk year. I believe Mo and Andy were the last home grown/arbitration eligible guys to get taken care of. They went year to year until their walk year (Mo lost in arbitration!). Wang was upset that he had to go year to year while Cano got a great extemsion. Wang had just came off 2 19 win seasons. The Yankees were absolutely right to hold off and go year to year with Wang because pitchers get hurt. In DRob we know he is one of the best young setup men in baseball and does have closer stuff. But until he proved that he can indeed close you can't just hand him closer money. Lets say that Mo retires and the Yankees do plan to give the 9th inning to DRob in 2013. He will be paid based on his past performance, not future because that is what they would argue if they had to go to arbitration. That will put him in Mike Adams's salary range of 1 year/$4.4M per Cotts. Maybe a bit less in that Adams has more service time.

Once he proves he can close then the Yankees can talk extension but he would still probably be looking at a 1 year deal in 2014, his last year of arbitration.